Jeremias 36:21

21 Então enviou o rei a Jeúdi para trazer o rolo; e Jeúdi tomou-o da câmara de Elisama, o escriba, e o leu aos ouvidos do rei e aos ouvidos de todos os príncipes que estavam em torno do rei.

Jeremias 36:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 36:21

So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll
The same person the princes sent to Baruch to come to them, and bring the roll with him, ( Jeremiah 36:14 ) . This the king did, out of curiosity, and to satisfy himself of the truth of what the princes said; and by this it appears they had told him of the roll, which contained what they had given him a summary of, and where it was: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber;
or, "out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe"; who knew where it was, being present at the reading of it in the secretary's office, and saw where it was laid; or, however, was directed by the secretary where it was, and might have the key of the chest or scrutoire given him in which it was laid: and Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the
princes that stood by the king:
as he doubtless was ordered; and which he did so loudly, clearly, and distinctly, that the king and all the princes could hear; which princes were those who had heard it before, and were come to the king to acquaint him with the substance of it; and who stood by the side of the king, or about him, in honour to him; though there might be also others besides them, who were before with the king, and waiting on him; and Abarbinel thinks that other princes distinct from those that went to the king are meant. When it is said that Jehudi read the roll in the hearing of the king and princes, it mast be understood of a part of it only, and not the whole; as ( Jeremiah 36:23 ) shows.

Jeremias 36:21 In-Context

19 Então disseram os príncipes a Banique: Vai, esconde-te tu e Jeremias; e ninguém saiba onde estais.

20 E foram ter com o rei ao átrio; mas depositaram o rolo na câmara de Elisama, o escriba, e anunciaram aos ouvidos do rei todas aquelas palavras.

21 Então enviou o rei a Jeúdi para trazer o rolo; e Jeúdi tomou-o da câmara de Elisama, o escriba, e o leu aos ouvidos do rei e aos ouvidos de todos os príncipes que estavam em torno do rei.

22 Ora, era o nono mês e o rei estava assentado na casa de inverno, e diante dele estava um braseiro aceso.

23 E havendo Jeúdi lido três ou quatro colunas, o rei as cortava com o canivete do escrivão, e as lançava no fogo que havia no braseiro, até que todo o rolo se consumiu no fogo que estava sobre o braseiro.